Executive Director of Hudsonville Education Foundation

The Hudsonville Education Foundation (HEF) is looking for a dynamic, organized, and detailed individual to be their next Executive Director.

Summary:

The Executive Director is responsible for the overall administration and management of the Hudsonville Education Foundation (“HEF”) in fulfillment of its mission. Areas of responsibility include setting the strategy and direction of the HEF to fulfill the organization’s mission in accordance with its governance and bylaws, planning and evaluation, policy development and administration, grant management, personnel and fiscal management and public relations.

Education and/or Experience:

• Preferred Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of eight or more years of similar experience, training and in a job-related field that enables performance of all aspects of this position.
• Highly effective organizational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously within an organization.
• Computer and office application software expertise, knowledge of database systems and reporting, windows operating systems and software applications.
• High level of communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with staff and students.
• Ability to problem solve, especially when it comes to technology issues.
• A documented history of maintaining quality assurance and data integrity, as well as an understanding of the protocols related to confidentiality.

Compensation commensurate on experience. Questions and inquiries should be directed to Nicole Hansen (nicolehansen154@gmail.com) For full job description see below:

Description

• Communicates the HEF’s vision, mission, goals and strategies.
• Plans, develops and establishes policies and objectives of HEF in accordance with HEF board directives, and by-laws.
• Oversees all fundraising.
• Manages day-to-day operations of the HEF.
• Directs all organizational communications, scheduling, task tracking reporting, programs, and services.
• Coordinates HEF board calendar and committee meetings.
• Serves as liaison and consultant to the HEF board and its trustees.
• When applicable, coordinates employees, interns, and volunteers.
• Leadership
• • Acts with integrity and fairness at all times.
  • Promotes a positive public image of the HEF.
  • Works closely with the HEF board to develop partnerships in the community.
  • Serves as the organizational change agent.
• Strategic Planning
• • Identifies emerging external and internal issues that affect the HEF, bringing those issues to the HEF board’s attention.
  • Works closely with the HEF board in planning short and long term goals and objectives.
  • Establishes appropriate committee structures and assignments to ensure successful execution of multi-year and annual objectives.
  • Identifies resources and develops implementation plans to achieve HEF board goals.
  • Monitors progress and issues timely reports to the HEF board.
• Grant and Scholarship Management
• • Manages and executes grant and scholarship solicitation, review, awards and fulfillment, working in close collaboration with the Grant Committee.
  • Ensures compliance with grant and scholarship policies and practices; adjusts as necessary.
• HEF Board Support
• • Provides administrative, consultative, and strategic support to the HEF board and the committees to facilitate efficient implementation of the strategic plan.
  • Oversees regular scheduling of HEF board and committee meetings.
  • Prepares in cooperation with the president and the secretary the agenda for all HEF board meetings.
  • Sends notices and minutes.
  • Attends HEF board meetings, retains minutes, and maintains the master file.
  • Maintains attendance records of trustees.
  • Works with the HEF board to identify potential trustees who have the necessary qualifications to serve on the HEF board.
  • Assists committee chairs in recruiting volunteer committee members.
  • Provides a monthly report of Executive Director and organizational activities.
• Annual Giving
• • Responsible for the development, implementation, management, and evaluation of all activities related to individual giving.
  • Remain current on all legislation and ethical practices pertaining to fundraising.
  • Responsible for the supervision of the fundraising database, ensuring the timely distribution of tax receipts.
  • Compile, maintain and report on the Annual Giving Campaign statistics including per donor gift, churn, participation, etc.
  • Analyze trends in the Annual Giving Campaign, identifying opportunities and challenges and developing strategies to ensure goals are met.
• Special Events Fundraising
• • Manage the events throughout the year including but not limited to volunteer recruitment, support to the volunteer committee, budget development and management, project plan development, management and evaluation, and solicitation of gifts in kind and sponsorship.
  • Provide leadership and direction to the community volunteers responsible for fundraising events participating in strategy development and problem-solving as required.
  • Liaise with and support third party fundraising initiatives.
• Development
• • Works closely with the HEF board to develop and implement fundraising strategies which will support the community via the strategic plan, goals, vision, mission, and budget of the organization.
  • Creates and executes the annual development plan.
• Office Management
• • Administers the office in an efficient and cost-effective manner to support the activities of the organization.
  • Manages financial operations within the approved budget and policies.
  • Develops and maintains a procedures manual for all major systems, events, and services of the HEF.
• Marketing and Community Relations
• • Serves as the face of HEF to the Hudsonville community, regularly communicating with and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders in the community.
  • Develops marketing campaigns and materials, including social media content, to advance HEF’s awareness, mission, and programmatic efforts, working in close collaboration with the Marketing Committee.
  • Benchmarks with other non-profit organizations regarding best practices and key trends for reapplication in HEF.
• Events
• • Supports the HEF board to implement special events in an efficient, cost-effective manner in support of the HEFs budget and goals.
  • Takes on other powers and performs other duties as may be assigned by the HEF board.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions: